Guelph Musicfest presents Bénédicte Lauzière (violin) & Ken Gee (piano)
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Guelph Musicfest opens its 5-concert 2025 series at the Guelph Youth Music Centre with a recital by Bénédicte Lauzière (violin) & Ken Gee (piano). Described as “beautiful to watch and breathtaking to hear” by the Guelph Mercury, violinist Bénédicte Lauzière enjoys a prolific career on the Canadian stage. She is concertmaster of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, with which she is often featured as a soloist. She is an avid chamber musician; her recent collaborations include Emanuel Ax and members of the Penderecki String Quartet. Ken Gee is the founder and artistic director of Guelph Musicfest. PROGRAM: Tchaikovsky, Melodie in E-flat major op. 42; Amy Beach, Violin Sonata, op. 34; Debussy, Clair de lune (arr. Roelens); Brahms, Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 100; Chopin, Nocturne in c-sharp minor (arr. Milstein)
Guelph Musicfest opens its 5-concert 2025 series at the Guelph Youth Music Centre with a recital by Bénédicte Lauzière (violin) & Ken Gee (piano).
Described as “beautiful to watch and breathtaking to hear” by the Guelph Mercury, violinist Bénédicte Lauzière enjoys a prolific career on the Canadian stage. She is concertmaster of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, with which she is often featured as a soloist. She is an avid chamber musician; her recent collaborations include Emanuel Ax and members of the Penderecki String Quartet. As a recitalist, she enjoys her partnership with pianist Angela Park and performances with Ken Gee. She won numerous prizes and awards, including the Prix d’Europe 2014, the Michael-Measures Award 2011, the Peter Mendell Prize 2010, as well as a grant for professional musicians from the Canada Council for the Arts. Ken Gee is the founder and artistic director of Guelph Musicfest.
PROGRAM: Tchaikovsky, Melodie in E-flat major op. 42; Amy Beach, Violin Sonata, op. 34; Debussy, Clair de lune (arr. Roelens); Brahms, Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 100; Chopin, Nocturne in c-sharp minor (arr. Milstein)
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